JS-MD 3
Aircraft Flight Manual
MD10-AFM-00-001
Issue: 01
Rev. 00
Rev. Date: 14-Feb-20
Page 8-3
Ground handling
Ground towing
Either use a rope or other non-metallic cable from the nose hook with
someone walking with the wing tip, or
Use
a tow bar connected to the tail dolly and a ‘wing walker’ with a sprung
wheel (or someone walking with the wingtip).
CAUTION:
Never tow the aircraft faster than walking pace.
WARNING:
Do not push or pull on the wingtips.
Supporting area for road transport
1. Fuselage:
•
Tail skid or tail wheel (with tail wheel faring removed)
•
Main wheel
•
Shell in front of landing gear, minimum length of support 300 mm
2. Wing:
•
Main spar at main pin hole closest to the root rib
•
Skin at root rib, minimum width of support 150 mm
•
Skin at 7.5 m, minimum width of support 250 mm
3. Tailplane:
•
Anywhere on the skin, minimum width of support 80 mm
WARNING:
The flaperon sandwich construction can be damaged if
excessive force is used and should be handled with
care.
WARNING:
The removable tail wheel faring can be damaged if not
removed for road transport
